Kansas Administrative Regulations

Kansas Department of Agriculture

Article 28.—Food Safety

4-28-1. Definition; specialized processing.

"Specialized processing" shall mean any food preparation method having an increased risk of foodborne illness associated with improper implementation, including the following:

(a) Smoking food as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement;

(b) curing food;

(c) canning food, except for fruit jams, jellies, and preserves;

(d) using food additives or adding components, which may include vinegar, for either of the following:

(1) A method of food preservation rather than flavor enhancement; or

(2) a method to render a food so that the food does not require time and temperature control for food safety;

(e) packaging food using a reduced-oxygen packaging method;

(f) sprouting seeds or beans;

(g) drying food, other than herbs, whole fruits, or whole vegetables;

(h) keeping molluscan shellfish in a life-support tank;

(i) custom-processing animals in a facility for personal use;

(j) processing and packaging juice;

(k) fermenting foods;

(l) producing cultured dairy products, including cheese, yogurt, and buttermilk; and

(m) using a noncontinuous cooking process.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 65-688, as amended by L. 2012, ch. 145, sec. 23; implementing K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 65-689, as amended by L. 2012, ch. 145, sec. 24; effective, T-4-11-5-04, Nov. 5, 2004; effective Feb. 18, 2005; amended June 4, 2010; amended Feb. 8, 2013.)

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